When Time Stops

Bella loved listening to Renee's old cd collection, and found herself immersed in the living room of her house, digging ever deeper into the pile of discs. Greatest hits flew by, and her ever inquisitive nature made her pick a personal favorite, just to be safe. Forks was far away, but her tastes never wavered. She had been shipped off on a plane to Florida, and Edward wasn't there with her. She was with her mother, and Phil of course, but felt as if she were all alone.

Cyndi Lauper's voice rang clear through the speakers. Bella closed her eyes, and listened.

Edward's are so much louder, she should get new ones.

If you're lost, you can look, and you will find me, time after time

I can barely hear it. It won't go any louder.

If you fall, I will catch you, I'll be waiting, time after time

"Why are your speakers so quiet? Are they broken or something?"

Bella's question hung in the air, without an ear to hear or a mouth to answer it. She was home alone.

After my picture fades, and darkness has turned to gray, watching through windows, you're wondering if I'm okay

In spite of the circumstances, Bella smiled to herself. Why should I bother with the concept of time?

Secrets stolen from deep inside, the drum beats out of time

A steady tempo reached her ears and she looked around for the source of the sound. It was her heart

You said, go slow. I fall behind. The second hand unwinds

Her heart skipped a beat.

If you're lost you can look and you will find me

Time after time

If you fall, I will catch you, I'll be waiting

Time after time

.What happens when time stops?